UK to be colder than Siberia next week

You might think that the last few days have been bitterly cold - but forecasters predict that it's going to get colder still.

The Daily Star reports that temperatures could drop to -20C next week, and some parts of the UK will be cooler than Vladivostock, Siberia, where it will be a bitterly cold -9C at night.

Met Office forecasters warn that up to 8cm of snow could fall in the south east today, before moving towards the north Midlands and northeast England.

And the Weather Channel forecaster Leon Brown told AOL Travel that we can expect it to remain very cold with severe frosts.

He said: "There will be more sleet and snow over the south west and central Britain on Monday, and snow showers in the east again on Tuesday while another band of sleet and snow will move over part of Ireland and SW England. There won't be much snow after Tuesday, when the main focus will be severe night frosts. Temperatures of -15C to -20C are possible in the Midlands, south west England and in the Highlands. Early next week temperatures won't be much above zero, and will drop to -5 at night."

According to the Daily Mail, the cold weather could last for two weeks. Met Office forecaster Robin Thwaytes said: "It looks like it will be a slow thaw, probably taking place this week or the week after."

The Daily Mail reports that the AA have warned of treacherous driving conditions and the Highways Agency has confirmed that snow ploughs and gritters will be out in force over the weekend to keep roads as clear as possible.

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Yawn Yawn.... so bored with over excited journalists writing exaggerated stories, trying to sound interesting. Looks like we will all be panic buying and locking ourselves in for 2 weeks. Didn\'t see any snow in the South East today by the way

Stop the scare tactics; yours truly never believe fear mongers, as to -20 I doubt if it will ever get that cold in the UK, perhaps Russia. Since the UK is not prepared to handle six inches of snow it will be a disaster at -20 all water pipes will freeze, thousands of cars will never start at such extreme temperature. Many people will suffer frost bite. Let’s hope those that predict such a temperature are dead wrong.We are fortunate that Hitler did not know that we could not cope with snow; he may have perhaps begun his invasion during a period of heavy snow. I live in the Milton Keynes area the council is rich and spend adequate money in clearing the Roads, by my house snow everywhere, when I got on the main road I could hardly see any snow, the road was clear of snow. Now I can see why my council Tax is high.

I'm old, so I'm lucky and don't have to make that dreary run to work on a dark, icy morning. In fact, I'm not going out "till Spring creeps over me windersill" (My Fair Lady). I have got in enough supplies for myself and cats to last for another week. After that, it is baked beans for me, dried food for cats. Fun isn't it? I keep thinking of poor Captain Scott and his companions cooped up in that tent in a blizzard and think how well-off I am.

I see (on TV) large numbers of private cars struggling in their incompetant way out on the roads at the weekend. If people were not so stupid we would not have the repeated BBC warnings - "is your journey really necessary?" Same with flooded roads, the motorist knows best. Most folk cannot cope with the 2 inches.